Andy, I know I am late to the party in commenting on this video, but boy! First, I am so envious of your experiences which I am sure that you will treasure for the rest of your life, notwithstanding that I appreciate it was 'work' - a small word for all the preparation, planning, logistics, care and workshop activities that you must have had to deal with. Second, your photos are awesome, I am sorry that all the effort, skill and technical expertise that you applied gets condensed to just one word - but awesome they are! Finally (almost), your videography - unbelievable. I am not trying to blow smoke up your bum but I know how much time it takes to post process/ edit the videos and to achieve such cool results, you should be proud of yourself! I post videos on YT for another channel and I normally have to put in 16 hrs for a 10 to 15 min video - and I am just an amateur! I said 'almost'; your delivery and narration is really natural and it is a joy to watch. I am saving my Escudos for a workshop - though I can't say that I relish a 5am get up for milky way photography! 😉 Best wishes.
Thanks so much for the comment John, really glad you enjoyed the video. I'm super excited to be heading back to Namibia next month, it's an absolutely incredible place.
Incredible landscape and beautiful images but I bet you got a load of sand in your lenses? I still have a couple I need to send in for a service as they now sound like pepper grinders. Worth it for places like this though....but probably best to leave your Noctilux primes at home!
Haha, I was warned in advance about sand in the lenses, so I had the camera pretty much covered most of the time it was windy and in the bag. However, I've still got sand in my bag.
Haha, well it''s been a very long time since I shot a wedding, but to be honest it was never something I loved and just did to be able to feed my love of shooting landscapes
Andy, this is amazing! Love your work! Happy to see you made it to Namibia. Its beautiful. Were you able to keep your camera gear safe from the sand? How did you manage it? All the best to you and your work.
Thanks so much for the comment. Haha, I'm still finding sand in my backpack now over a month after returning, and my lens still grinds a little. We tried to keep the sand off with covers around the lens and camera, but sooner or later it always finds a way in.
Interesting. What kind of predators exactly do you think you get out here? Very few predators can survive out here in an area where the only water is the condensation on the plant leaves, and the only predators you'll see are jackets and brown hyena, neither of which would ever threaten a person. I come here with trained local guides who've spent their lives here.
Thanks Rob. Yes, I've been quite lucky with workshops this year and next year in that they've filled very quickly. Now I'm putting together 2024, so if there's anything that interests you, drop me a line and I'll you to the priority list. There may also be a Kenya workshop later in 2023, but that's still very much in the planning stage
Superb video and amazing photos at Skeleton Coast, Namibia. Born in Cabo Verde and as I lived 17 years in wonderful Mozambique on the other side I appreciated very much my African Continent, diving, UW photos and general photography. My regards and thank you.
Incredibly beautiful locations and as always, sublime images, Andy! I'm just in awe of the vistas on offer in Namibia. Loved your drone footage also - fantastic perspectives and just elevates the video. What an adventurous and fruitful workshop it has been! Looking forward to seeing your astro photos hopefully in the next one. Thanks for another fantastic vid 🙏
Great photos, I always love to look at a scene, think about what I would do and then see your photos and interpretation, and this works so well with your videos because you always give us the opportunity to look around the place before showing any photos. Keep it that way, I really enjoy it! Just came here after the last Namibia episode… I also want to say that I really like your photography in general, the creative choices you make, how you compose your photos, the feelings they express - it‘s just so special and I do look up to you as one of my favorite landscape photographers. Thanks again for letting us be a part of this! Greetings from Germany :) Maybe one day I can join one of the workshops, that would be fantastic.
Excellent video as always but man... zooming out during that flamingo shot I was like oh come on !!! Fantastic detail and resolution from the GFX 100s.
Thanks so much. Those flamingo shots...it's a pity because seen on a screen you can't really notice the flamingos...they'll only be seen on really big prints.
I think you say, at the first site, "a half to a third of a stop" when you mean "second", to get motion in the water. I thought that was a really light ND, until I realised what you meant! The images with the sea in the foreground were my favourites.
Wow, those helicopter shots were incredible. Hoping to make it back to Namibia, I didn't get to visit the Skeleton Coast due to time restraints, but a very compelling reason to return!
Thanks so much, really glad you enjoyed the video. Bear in mind as I said in the video, this isn't the Skeleton Coast national park, which is where most tourism goes and is to the north of where we were. It looks different to this and you don't get the dunes going all the way to the ocean, nor the sense of isolation. This is the stretch of coast south of Walvis Bay past Sandwich Harbour
Wow, loving these Namibia videos Andy, such amazing landscapes and images. Would loved to have done this workshop but at least I can somewhat experience it through these videos, so thanks! Cheers Hamish
Hi Hamish, how are you doing? Really glad you enjoyed the video..it was a pretty special trip and it would have been great to have you along. I'll drop you a line when we have the dates for 2024.
Thanks for another great video, love the stills and the drone footage, makes me want to travel to Namibia.The photography opportunities look endless and challenging, but that’s what would make it fantastic trip.
Thanks so much Carrie. Hope all is well with you. Namibia really is an amazing place, without any doubt the trip that's had the most incredible and varied photo opportunities
It was mind blowing scenes! I was smiling all the way when watching and imaging how grand it was actually being there! I have only admiration for mother nature and for those who can capture beauty of her work.
Cheers Paul. This was one of those "pinch myself" experiences. I've wanted to do this for so many years and sometimes we really have to remind ourselves to take a moment and realise how awesome something is. I still feel a glow when I think about this trip now, it was one I'll remember for the rest of my life.
@@AndyMumford Ah that’s so good to hear! You’re absolutely right… most of us are already planning the next experience when we’ve barely finished the one we’re on. It’s nice to hear you buzzing about it 🙂 I can see this being a busy one for you!
@@paulalex1362 Cheers Paul. Oh, and if it's any consolation, I mostly got rain and mud in Lofoten as well. I think we had 2 actual sunsets in the 18 days I was there!
Hi Andy, yet again amazing locations, amazing photo's! I really enjoyed watching this, seeing the stunning landscape that Namibia has to offer. I do have a question for you, how did you find shooting with the GFX100S, 23mm f4 for astro, did you find yourself wishing Fuji had a wide faster lens for this system? Thanks for taking us along with you!
Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video. The GFX doesn't really work as an astro camera, shooting at f4 isn't ideal. I only did it on this shoot in order to compare with other astro sessions I shot earlier on the trip with the XT4 and Viltrox 13mm f1.4. That turned out to be a much better combination
Hi Andy, I was wondering, do you ever have difficulty navigating drone laws in other countries? I know in many countries you need registration or even permission to fly. Do you ever find regulations getting in the way of your plans?
Well for Namibia you can't fly in any of the national parks without a permit. One of the guides here had a permit and flew the drone for these shots. I always take care to only fly in place where it's permitted. If not, then I don't fly the drone. For example, in the previous video there's no drone footage as it's not permitted to fly in Sossusvlei
The Tongan volcano threw so much dust into the atmosphere that's it's responsible for the beautiful sunsets all around the world. . . I understand the effect will last for a couple of years